We may be locked in, but that hasn’t stopped stories from quite literally flooding our world. From a banking scam on the loose to the Kraken of Cape Town’s weather unleashed, and the rollercoaster of emotions spurred by the Lee-Ann Liebenberg and Nicky Van Der Walt saga, here are Cape {town} Etc’s most-read stories of the week.
10. Sliding in at number ten, a new banking scam has recently been out hunting for victims, according to Capitec.
Watch out for this new banking scam, Capitec warns the public
9. Ah, the bliss of supporting local and grabbing some yummy takeaways in the process. From delicious coffee to Italian dreams, our Takeaway Tour is ready to serve you.
Takeaway tour: Cape Town restaurants that are still open, to-go edition
8. Several areas were harshly affected as yet another cold front hit the Cape.
The effects of the Cape cold front continue to rain on our parade
7. The weather was so dire, that mopping-up operations were underway.
6. Paris Cape Town are the new bakery on the block whose goodies are taking us all the way to France.
Paris Cape Town – new kids on the block serving up old-school pastry perfection
5. Gasant Abarder checks his privilege as an Urbanite who began his journey in the Cape Flats.
4. Beyond mop-up operations, the heavy rains also caused Cape Town’s dam levels to rise to 90%.
3. Taking the top three-tier, a video went viral that portrays a shark propelling out of the water and biting a parasailor’s foot off.
WATCH: Shark propels out of water, bites parasailor’s foot off
2. South Africa’s very own Brad and Angelina stunned South Africans after Lee-Ann Liebenberg exposed Nicky Van Der Walt’s alleged affair, which Liebernberg exposed on Instagram. However, Emily Kark, the “other woman” implicated in the cheating scandal, fired back.
Legal action, a public apology, and postpartum depression – poop hits the fan for Lee-Ann Liebenberg
1. At number one, the story of Lee-Ann Liebenberg’s exposé of husband Nicky Van Der Walt.
Lee-Ann Liebenberg exposes Nicky’s affair on Instagram – “You can have him”
Picture: Instagram